Jeff Baker

Jeffrey Glen Baker, born on 21 June 1981, is an American former professional baseball player who bats and throws right-handed. In Major League Baseball he played for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Miami Marlins. He was primarily a second baseman and first baseman, and also had experience in the outfield and at third base. He was born in Bad Kissingen in West Germany while his father, a United States Army officer, was stationed there, and the family soon returned to the United States. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers from 2000 to 2002, setting the school record of 59 career home runs, and the Rockies drafted him in 2004. He made his Major League debut in 2005 as the Rockies Opening Day third baseman, and was traded to the Cubs in July 2009, to the Tigers in August 2012 and, weeks later, to the Braves.